Under the Queen's Umbrella
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Under the Queen's Umbrella

"The queen fights the storm for her children."

2022 1h 7m 1 Season • 16 Episodes ★ 8.2 (100 votes) Ended

A spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.

Director

Kim Hyung-sik

Writer

Park Ba-ra

Rating
8.2
Runtime
67 min
Episodes
16

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ParkMin
★ 4/10 Jan 18, 2024

The drama really needed a better introduction to establish itself properly, it took me a while before it captured my interest. Others may not have the patience. By the time the drama finished, I had no idea how many princes were there. Most of them barely got any screen, yet had some small side stories. While the prominent ones didn't develop enough. Quality over quantity would've been the right approach. I found the ending to be too subdued, soft, and tame after spending 16 very long episodes of building tension through countless slow-mo shots, mean stares, and passive-aggressive empty threats. This was another area that was lacking, the drama needed more ways to build tension. The drama had some unjustifiable, unwarranted, and under-delivered preachy moments that yanked the viewers out and ruined the atmosphere. This seems to be a common trend with modern titles. Anyway, I see that "Comedy" is one of its listed genres, although it had relatively lighter moments every now and then but these didn't adhere to the comedy genre in any shape or form. I would remove the tag as it's misleading. Speaking of misleading, the synopsis's description of the queen's character was mostly wrong and didn't translate as such into the screen.

Keywords

royal familyroyaltydark comedyhistorical fictionjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)period piece

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